Word: growth
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...infection with these viruses does not always lead to malignant growth. In fact, that happens infrequently. Explains M.I.T. Biologist Nancy Hopkins: "Cancer arises from a number of insults to the DNA. Viruses are one insult. They start the process rolling." Years usually elapse between infection and the development of a related cancer. When liver cancer strikes a hepatitis carrier, for example, it generally does so 30 to 50 years after the victim was first infected. These long delays, Zur Hausen observes, "suggest the need for other events besides infection to occur in order to progress to cancer...
...economy seemed to rejuvenate itself during the third quarter. The Commerce Department reported last week that the gross national product grew at the respectable annual rate of 2.4% for the three months ending with September. The sharp improvement over the all but lifeless .6% growth in GNP that was posted during the second quarter at least momentarily quieted fears of a downturn. Says Walter Heller, a professor of economics at the University of Minnesota: "There is no recession in sight...
...federal budget deficit. Last week the Administration reported that the deficit for the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30 will hit a record $220.7 billion, which is some $8 billion above last year's level. Efforts to reduce the deficit next year by curbing federal spending could stunt economic growth in the short...
While stimulating massive economic growth, Dukakis has introduced a range of creative state social programs. His "E.T." program to retrain displaced workers and get them off the welfare rolls has served as a national model...
Dukakis's commitment to economic growth has not blinded him to addressing less visible but equally important issues in the state. He has dramatically increased Massachusetts' commitment to education by increasing funding and ensuring that those dollars go straight to local schools. He has also made a substantial commitment to better government, taking a controversial stand for rules reform in the state legislature. Along the way the Duke has not forgotten his commitment to his ideals. Despite opposition from the legislature, he has vetoed the death penalty...